Sentences with phrase «colonial town about»

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About three years ago, shortly after the Louis Benoists had bought the 98 - foot ketch Morning Star, her crew of paid hands mutinied while sailing the west coast of Mexico and left the new owners anchored off a strange little town full of men on horseback, donkeys carrying loads of wood, colonial arches and the sound of church bells.

With its tangle of cobblestone streets, high - end art galleries, cornucopia of restaurants and gorgeous colonial mansions and courtyards hidden behind big wooden doors, it's little wonder that Architectural Digest, Conde Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure and The New York Times have all raved about this fairytale town.

The village of Rio Bueno is a three - minute drive away, and the colonial town of Falmouth is about 25 minutes away.

«The best thing about El Salvador is its size, it is the smallest country in Latin America, so you can easily discover what the undiscovered El Salvador has to offer to the world, from world - class surfing waves, colonial towns to majestic active volcanos around the country.

Morgan's Rock is located near the town of San Juan del Sur, which lies just north of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, south from the colonial city of Granada and about two hours and a half from the city of Managua, (Nicaragua's capital).

In the towns, like the capital, Kralendijk, you can wander among colorful Dutch Caribbean architecture, shop at markets for gifts to take home, such as the locally produced salt, or visit museums and old houses to learn about the colonial history of the island.

Located to the northwest of the town of Maras are constituted for about 2000 small wells with an area average of about 5 mts ², operated from the time Inca, Colonial time and that even continues being exploded by the villagers.

Mention the name «Tongaat» and the next word on the average South African's lips is «sugar» and indeed, Tongaat is a sugar - producing town with a quintessentially English colonial flavour that lies on the banks of the Tongati River, about 37 kilometres north of Durban.

Discover the multiculturalism of the party town of Puerto de la Cruz and satisfy your sweet tooth at one of the surprisingly many German bakeries, before learning about the colonial past of the Canaries.

If you've been following my 10 - day Colombia adventure, you'll know that I spent a couple of days relaxing in Villa de Levya, a colonial town of about 9,600 people.

Although I found Cancun and Isla Mujeres too touristy and americanized, I really liked Valladolid and Campeche (both small colonial towns) and had mixed feelings about Merida.

Manila is my current home town and I have discovered more and more about it — from the colonial architecture and beautiful churches to the modern skyline, from busy streets to quiet parks!

It has just about everything you could be looking for - desert landscapes, volcanoes, ancient ruins, industrial cities, exciting nightlife, sleepy fishing villages, colonial towns, glittering luxury resorts, secluded coastlines with luxury private villas, thumping beach bars, green jungles and dense tropical forests... a luxury vacation in Mexico has endless possibiliities.

I have done lots of research and reading about Guatemala and everything about the country appeals to me — from the prominent indigenous Mayan culture, the fascinating history, charming and colourful colonial towns and cities, incredible ancient Mayan ruins, to the stunningly beautiful and diverse landscapes (including rain forests, volcanoes, mountains, lakes, and more).

About... Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke, Virginia, is a bustling colonial town.

Duff's principal market is the historic district of Alexandria, the Colonial port town across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., about six miles downstream from Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington.